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Indian-origin girl in England scores 162 IQ points; beats Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Rajgauri Pawar, a 12-year-old Indian-origin girl, scored 162 in the British Mensa IQ Test, which she had taken in Manchester in April.

May 6, 2017

Mysterious mass animal deaths: Alien hunter raises alarm after 32 cows found dead in Missouri farm

Alien hunter Tyler Glockner from Secure Team 10 also claims that over 300 reindeers were found dead in Norway in August 2016.

May 6, 2017

Bihar politics jolted as expose highlights Siwan don Shahabuddin lording over Lalu Prasad

Political rivals are asking Nitish Kumar to step down as Bihar chief minister after tapes leaked by Republic TV revealed Shahabuddin ordering Lalu Prasad around. Read to know more.

May 6, 2017

Ganges Voyager II: Conde Nast Traveller lists Ganga cruise as one of six river cruises to take in 2017

The 185-foot long Ganges Voyager II set sail on Ganga River in January 2016. It carries up to 56 passengers and has three decks.

May 6, 2017

Tanzania accident: 34 killed as bus carrying primary school students falls into gorge

Emergency services have started to remove bodies trapped in the wreckage.

May 6, 2017

Sukma Naxal attack: 19 Maoists behind 'cold-blooded murder' of CRPF jawans arrested in Chhattisgarh

The attack had led to 25 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) being martyred, in what Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would say was "cold-blooded murder."

May 6, 2017

Danish brewery produces Pisner beer using recycled human urine

A Danish beer has been brewed using 50,000 litres of human urine as fertiliser for the malting barley. It is the brewerys attempt to recycle beer urine collected at a music festival.A limited 60,000 bottles of Pisner will be sold in Demark. The final product does not contain any urine itself. The beer is said to have a light and refreshing taste.

May 6, 2017

Pakistan's ISI involved in funding stone-pelters through Hurriyat in Jammu and Kashmir: Report

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has been routing funds to the tune of Rs 70 lakh to stone-pelters in the violence-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir through Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah.

May 6, 2017

Chinese navy ship that foiled pirate attack on bulk carrier hands over suspects to Somalia

Three suspected pirates were handed over to Somali authorities by the Chinese navy. The pirates had tried to attack a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden when they were captured.Indian and Chinese naval vessels nearby responded to the crews call for help. The three suspects will be tried on piracy-related charges.The number of attacks have declined since 2013, following tightened security on shipping but attacks spiked again this year following a severe drought in Somalia.

May 6, 2017

West Bengal: 2 killed, 4 injured as molten iron falls on labourers at SAIL's IISCO plant in Burnpur

Two people were killed and at least four others were injured in a freak industrial accident at IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur in West Bengal. Read to know more.

May 6, 2017

Justice Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passes away at 86

Seth was the first woman to top the London bar exam in 1958, and became the first woman judge of the Delhi HC in 1978.

May 6, 2017

More than 100 students in hospital after gas leak near school in India

A gas leak from a fuel tanker has affected at least 50 students in New Delhi. Many had to be taken to hospital suffering from breathlessness and nausea.The leaking tanker was located near a school. First responders managed to control the leak. The students at the school were due to take exams, which have now been cancelled.

May 6, 2017

North Korea to launch Korean-style attacks on US and Seoul spy agencies over Kim Jong-un murder plot

North Korea has accused the US and South Korea of planning to assassinate its leader. The regime claims a biochemical attack on Kim Jong-un was planned for a military parade on 15 April.No proof for the claims was given but North Korea said it will take anti-terrorism striking actions as a reaction. North Korean agents recently used a nerve agent to murder Kim Jong-uns estranged brother Kim Jong-nam.

May 6, 2017

Arnab Goswami back with 'Republic TV' after 6-month lull; competitors putting up a tough fight

In this broadcast media round-up, we talk about how Arnab's new channel and former employer left no stone unturned to topple the other.

May 6, 2017

AP SSC Results 2017: Results out today; find out where and how to check it online

The Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (APBSE), popularly known as SSC Board, will declare the class 10 results on Saturday. See where you can check it online.

May 6, 2017